\newglossaryentry{UM-BBD}
{
	name={UM-BBD},
	description={is the the University of Minnesota \Gls{biocatalysis}/\Gls{biodegradation} Database; used as a case study here}
}
\newglossaryentry{biocatalysis}
{
	name={biocatalysis},
	description={describes the use of natural catalysts, especially an enzyme, to initiate or modify the rate of a chemical reaction on organic compound}	
}
\newglossaryentry{biodegradation}
{
	name={biodegradation},
	description={is the chemical dissolution of compounds by bacteria or other biological means}
}
\newglossaryentry{PPS}
{
	name={PPS},
	description={or UMBBD-PPS is the Pathway Predicion System. The PPS predicts plausible pathways for microbial degradation of chemical compounds}	
}
\newglossaryentry{substrate}
{
	name={substrate},
	description={is a precursor of a chemical reaction}
}
\newglossaryentry{product}
{
	name={product},
	description={is a result of a chemical reaction}
}
\newglossaryentry{compound}
{
	name={compound},
	description={Either \gls{product} or \gls{substrate}}
}
\newglossaryentry{aerobic transformation}
{
	name={aerobic transformation},
	description={describes a chemical transformation, which requires the presence of oxygen to happen}
}
\newglossaryentry{Chemaxon's Marvin Sketch}
{
	name={Chemaxon's Marvin Sketch \copyright},
	description={is a chemical editor for drawing chemical structures, queries and reactions, using a GUI interface. These drawings can be converted into a SMILES string}
}
\newglossaryentry{SMILES}
{
	name={SMILES},
	description={is the \textbf{S}implified \textbf{M}olecular-\textbf{I}nput \textbf{L}ine-\textbf{E}ntry \textbf{S}ystem, a line notation for describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings}
}